Catcher's Int on Illegally Batted ball

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Right: batter to 1B despite the illegally batted ball, since if he's out on the play the CI gets enforced.

I would enforce the batter's interference if it applied in this situation. If you enforce the play this way, you are by the same token saying it is perfectly alright stepping all the way across the batter's box to swing at a pitchout and make contact with the catcher's glove to be rewarded first base whether the batter strikes the ball or not.

The way you describe it, the batter gets the best of both worlds, irregardless of his actions.